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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lasts for a full month in this chapter?

2. What did Wanja have to sell to bury her grandmother?

3. How did Nding'uri die?

4. From what did Munira want to save Karega?

5. What is the inspector's name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is set in Kenya.

1) What meaning does Kenya bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Kenya?

2) How different do you think today's Kenya is to the Kenya in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Kenya?

3) How do you think the Kenya settings contribute to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Why? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect his/her interactions with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine how different independent Kenya was from colonized Kenya. How did Kenya change when it became independent? Were all the changes positive? What effect did Kenya have on the nation's mindset?

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